And I'm sure that Damien Barber (Time Gentlemen Please - YouTube) could have put a great show together that would have matched Riverdance.

However there was an interesting letter in today's London Evening Standard:

IT seems perverse of Danny Boyle to choose as the motif for his production (for the Olympics) the bell and the island theme, which have strong resonances with the Morris, while still failing to ensure our national dance is represented, as is the norm for Olympic host countries. This is a massive and damaging snub to a(n) English cultural icon that could easily be choreographed in.

Paul Reece, Olympics Liaison Officer, The Morris Ring.